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subordinary

subordinary noun: any device that is given less status (typically because it is less common or less simple) than the normal ordinaries.

Noun

subordinary (plural subordinaries)

  1. Any device that is given less status (typically because it is less common or less simple) than the normal ordinaries.

Forms of subordinary

pluralsubordinaries

Origin of subordinary

From sub- + ordinary.

Questions about subordinary

What does subordinary mean?
Subordinary means any device that is given less status (typically because it is less common or less simple) than the normal ordinaries.
What part of speech is subordinary?
Subordinary is a noun.
What is the plural of subordinary?
The plural of subordinary is subordinaries.

Words near subordinary in the dictionary

  1. subordinal
  2. subordinance
  3. subordinances
  4. subordinancy
  5. subordinaries
  6. subordinary
  7. subordinate
  8. subordinate clause
  9. subordinate clauses
  10. subordinate court
  11. subordinate courts

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